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WorksheetsNeuron Review
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is the purpose of the sodium-potassium pump in a neuron?
To create a difference in charge between the inside and outside of the neuron
To open voltage-gated channels
To repolarize the neuron
To trigger action potentials
What happens when a neuron reaches its threshold potential?
The neuron returns to its resting state
The neuron undergoes hyperpolarization
Voltage-gated sodium channels open
Voltage-gated potassium channels open
This part of the neuron transmits signals away from the cell body.
Synapse
Axon
Dendrite
Soma
These glial cells act as your main source of immune defense in the CNS.
microglial cells
astrocytes
Schwann cells
satellite cells
The somatosensory area are located in the
frontal lobe
parietal lobe
temporal lobe
occipital lobe
Which sensation(s) does the vestibulocochlear nerve carry?
hearing and balance
atmospheric pressure
equilibrium
Taste
The Motor (efferent) Division of the PNS transmits impulses _____ CNS to the muscles and glands allowing them to contract and secrete
From
To
The Autonomic Nervous system, has subdivisions. The Parasympathetic activates our _____ responses.
"Fight or Flight"
"Rest and Digest"
"Second Brain"
CNS
What information will A transmit
Sensory neuron
Motor neuron
Interneuron
What is B
Dorsal root
Dorsal root ganglion
Match the neurotransmitter with its function: Acetylcholine
Digestion, heart rate, and blood pressure
Muscle movement, memory, and learning
Vision and light sensitivity
Emotions and mood
Which is the following is represented by the letter B?
cell body
nucleus
dendrite
axon
Type of neuron that carries messages from the body to the brain/spinal cord:
Afferent/sensory
Efferent/motor
